I have worked here for 8 months now. There is very little help from management here and yet they expect a lot from you. When you need help they are very difficult to get ahold of. But god forbid you make a mistake because no one was there to answer a question, then you will get penalized for it. The managers are cut throat and put staff against each other. They will be nice to your face but behind your back will talk to other employees about your performance. The stress is not worth the very little pay you get. Also, this place is constantly losing nursing for all of the above mentioned issues. Most of the Spectrum sites are run by per-diem or part time staff.

I have literally never worked anywhere worse than for spectrum. The management is garbage, the pay is garbage, and management loves to take responsibility and ownership for tasks that their staff to correctly. Because they don’t know how to do the jobs themselves. Horribly overworked, horribly underpaid with absolutely no recognition given to jobs well done. Don’t waste your time here. There are 1 million better agencies out there. You can’t even complain when you are harassed… No one will take you seriously. This is a corrupt agency

I must admit, I wouldn't trade the experience I learned as I now know how to handle myself in a stressful environment. However, as a team, we were micromanaged to the core and at times felt degraded by the "professionals" with higher titles. Reprimanded for things that were never discussed with the team or during individual supervision. Additionally, was told who you can and can't hang out with during and outside of work or you were found guilty by association. Lastly, you are fed to the wolves when it comes to training/doing your job as there is limited support or guidance from Supervisor or Director of Female Services.

The worst place to work at. Management is horrible, they treat you like a kid and disrespect you as a person and get away with it. You try to report it and you get in trouble and deal with a terrible environment. You get harassed and nothing is done about it. Would not recommend working here. You take on other people’s job and don’t get paid extra for it. Not worth the pay at all, you go home stressful.

This place is unprofessional and their discharge rate is very high. I question whether this place even helps people; specifically the one in Weymouth, MA. I started working there the end of May, and as time went on, staff and clients kept leaving left and right. They talk to clients like their children, and their is really no hope for them there. I wouldn't recommend anyone work for this place and i also wouldn't recommend sending people there for recovery. The staff claims to know everything and think they are better then the clients, but they are not because all of them are in recovery themselves. They need to practice what they preach.

Don’t waste your time or energy going to work for this company. Master degree pay is only 31,000 a year; they offer 2,000 additional once you get your CAC II. Three months before you get your insurance. You will not have your private space to work. The work atmosphere is awful. No personal computer and you will teach 3 hours groups each day. Caseload will be about 25. A true waste of my time. You are not a counselor; more of a case manager.

Management “you all have failed to complete your 30 day intake paperwork within 30 days so now you have 10 days” to try and do what was already impossible. Ohh and “you people with masters degrees, you’re just case managers. Not counselors, don’t flatter yourself.”

Was good place to learn but not as supportive or client based as I would have liked. Clients are herded through like cattle and the efforts to put forth genuine compassion get lost day to day. As business, Spectrum loses focus on the opportunity to change lives and make an impact on the the lives of not only the clients, but the families of those clients.

Director is a wet noodle who has no back bone. Clinical supervisor micromanages and tries to do her job plus the directors. Expected to cover for lack of staff yet not allowed to work overtime. Staff morale was very low and cut throat.

I work part-time for Spectrum facilitating a few groups a week. Training, support is excellent. They insist upon a very structured lesson plan for each group, where the topic and manner taught is specified.

Pros

Decent pay per group, Education payment for required trainings, Very willing to find a substitute for time off.

DOC staff were very supportive. Direct supervisor played favorites. She allowed intern to stay on sight despite reports of intern being under the influence. If she did not like you, then you were targeted to be fired.

My position was located in Nashville, TN within one of the TN Dept of Corrections Probation/Parole locations. Working within the corrections field comes with its own set of challenges and takes a special personality to handle the stress of it. That aside, the atmosphere in the office I worked in was one of genuine supportive teamwork. I felt at home here and appreciated camaraderie with the staff in the Probation/Parole location. My direct supervisors with Spectrum were also supportive and easy to work with/for. They do not micro manage and encourage collaboration.

Pros

Independent position, schedule is flexible, supportive atmosphere

Cons

If you are uncomfortable working with offenders, this isn't the job for you.

Was busy daily, which made the days fly by. Girls in my office were clicky. They asked me to resign due to accusations of a comment I made to another employee. No investigation was conducted, never given a chance to speak on my behalf. Very unprofessional of the company.

Falsifying documents and back dating are expected by management. The clinical supervisor runs the residential program without any consistency. Company has very bad turn-over rate which makes the work load difficult. Company is unorganized which can be dangerous in a correctional setting. Payroll is often incorrect and claims to either over pay or underpay.

I loved working at Spectrum for one reason and one reason only, the clients. It was fantastic to see the progress they made in their recovery. But the bad, outweighed the good. Management was extremely overbearing and enjoyed micromanaging everything. If they didn't like you, they would fire you for anything at all. I worked there for a year and saw over 25 employees come and go. I have nothing but bad things to say about Spectrum. Stay away!

Pros

Clients were great! Great PTO.

Cons

Short breaks (if you got one at all), Pay was poor, lots of DPH violations, Staff got more responsibilities and no pay increase, Micromanaging, management did not care about employees.

The backbone of this company is the people who work for it. In my experiance, the folks I've come to work with in my time at Spectrum, have been a clear cut above the rest with respects to the field. These people truly care about others success.

Pros

The opportunity to witness an individuals pathway to a better life. Also, free breakfast lunch and dinner provided there is enough left over.